Bias
Bias stands for:
- Bias (electronics) , constant quantity that is superimposed on a useful signal
- Bias (genus) , birds of the flycatcher family
- Bias , an additional neuron in a neural network, see artificial nerve cell #Bias
- the systematic overestimation or underestimation of an estimate function that is not true to expectations, see bias of an estimate function
- Calculation value for floating point numbers, see floating point number #Display of the exponent sign with or without bias
- Pre- magnetization , see tape # Pre-magnetization
- Part of the name of diagonal tires, see motorcycle tires #Tire types
Greek mythology:
- Bias (son of Amythaon) , brother of Melampus
- Bias (son of Melampus)
- Bias (son of Priam)
- Bias (Megara) , king of Megara, brother of Pylas
- Bias (general of Nestor) in the Trojan War
- Bias (General of Menestheus) in the Trojan War
- Father of Kinyras, see Theias
Antiquity:
- Bias (Lacedaemonians) , leader of the Lacedaemonians against Iphicrates of Athens
- Bias from Priene (around 590 – around 530 BC), one of the seven wise men in ancient Greece
Geography:
- Bias (river) , in the Greek region of Messenia
- Bias (Landes) , commune in the Landes department, France
- Bias (Lot-et-Garonne) , commune in the Lot-et-Garonne department, France
- District of the German city of Zerbst / Anhalt , Saxony-Anhalt
Bias is the family name of the following people:
- Anton Bias (1876–1945), German politician (SPD)
- Esperança Bias (* 1958), Mozambican politician
- José Francisco Bias Fortes (1891–1971), Brazilian politician
- Len Bias (1963–1986), American basketball player
- Tiffany Bias (* 1992), American basketball player
BIAS stands for:
- Belgian International Air Services , former Belgian airline
- Bremen Institute for Applied Beam Technology , Research Institute for Laser Technology
See also:
- Gender bias (gender-related bias effect)
- List of cognitive biases
- List of all Wikipedia articles whose title contains bias
